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Offside

  • 20062006
  • PGPG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8K
YOUR RATING
Offside (2006)
Home Video Trailer from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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16 Photos
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Sport
Struggle of Women in a country that excludes them from entering the stadiums.Struggle of Women in a country that excludes them from entering the stadiums.Struggle of Women in a country that excludes them from entering the stadiums.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jafar Panahi
  • Writers
    • Jafar Panahi
    • Shadmehr Rastin
  • Stars
    • Sima Mobarak-Shahi
    • Shayesteh Irani
    • Ayda Sadeqi
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jafar Panahi
  • Writers
    • Jafar Panahi
    • Shadmehr Rastin
  • Stars
    • Sima Mobarak-Shahi
    • Shayesteh Irani
    • Ayda Sadeqi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 51User reviews
    • 119Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos1

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    Trailer 1:42
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    Photos16

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    Top cast

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    Sima Mobarak-Shahi
    • First girl
    Shayesteh Irani
    • Smoking girl
    Ayda Sadeqi
    • Soccer girl
    Mohammad Asarian
    • Shxyxn
    Golnaz Farmani
    • Girl with tchador
    Mahnaz Zabihi
    • Girl disguised as soldier
    Nazanin Sediq-zadeh
    • Young girl
    Melika Shafahi
    Safdar Samandar
    • Soldier from Azerbaijan
    Mohammad Kheir-abadi
    • Soldier from Mashad
    Masoud Kheymeh-kabood
    • Soldier from Tehran
    Mohammed-Reza Gharebaghi
    Hadi Saeedi
    • Soldier
    Masoud Gheyas-vand
    Ali Baradari
    • Bus Passenger
    Ali Roshan
    Mohsen Tabandeh
    • Ticket seller
    Reza Khayeri
    • Bus Passenger
    • Director
      • Jafar Panahi
    • Writers
      • Jafar Panahi
      • Shadmehr Rastin
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jafar Panahi asked each of the girls in the film to turn up with their own idea of how they would disguise themselves as a boy and what we see in the film was the girls' own attempts.
    • Goofs
      Although the film is a documentary-style, it is possible to see shadows or reflections of the cameraman in some scenes.
    • Connections
      Referenced in At the Movies: Episode #3.33 (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Ey Iran
      Lyrics by Hossein Gol-e-Golab

      Music by Ruhollah Khaleghi

      Heard over the credits

    User reviews51

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    The Wonderful Passion for Soccer
    In Iran, women are officially banned from men's sporting events. In June 2005, the Iran's national soccer team has an important game against Bahrain in the Azadi Stadium for the qualification of the World Cup. A group of Iranian girls and lovers of soccer dresses like boys and unsuccessfully attempts to enter in the stadium being arrested.

    Soccer (and Flamengo's team), beach and movies are my greatest passions; therefore I loved this little gem about a group of girls and their passion for soccer. The director Jafar Panahi, from "The White Balloon", "The Mirror" and "The Circle", shot this movie on the day that Iran defeated Bahrain and qualified to the World Cup in Germany. The dramatic and funny adventure of these Iranian girls is one of the most delightful movies I have ever seen. My vote is nine.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 26, 2006 (Austria)
    • Country of origin
      • Iran
    • Official sites
      • Sony Classics (United States)
      • sourehcinema
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • 花漾足球少女
    • Filming locations
      • Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
    • Production company
      • Jafar Panahi Film Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,500 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $180,530
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,003
      • Mar 25, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $561,692
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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